Passenger, caught 23/9/2006 (National moth night).

Mothing at St Margaret's

Most of the Moth lists and Photographs are from my garden (TR359450) in the village of St Margaret's at Cliffe in Kent. It is situated about 1Km from the sea and has farmland with in 100 metres. The garden is well shrubbed and about 1600 sq metres. I normally run a 125 MV lamp and a 15W actinic light over-night and once the season gets going a couple of other traps. At the moment both are 25W black Lamps. previously I used a 160W blended lamp in one of them. All traps are home made. Trapping dates refer to the date the trap was put out.

Trap Update in 2017. A new 125W MV Robinson was added to a 125W MV Skinner, 15W Actinic Skinner, two 80W MV Morris modified Skinners and a 80W MVMorris Box trap.
Traps are now (2020 onwards) 2x 125W Robinsons, 2x 80W Skinner type and 1x 15W Actinic strip light on a Skinner type .

I try and identify all the Macro Moths, with the micros I am not at all systematic, I do more than I used to with the help of the new book, but there are some that do get through.


Showing posts with label Lesser Swallow Prominent. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lesser Swallow Prominent. Show all posts

Thursday, 12 May 2022

Species List for 11/05/2022

 25 moths of 14 species with three NFY.

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals

1759

Ecliptopera silaceata

Small Phoenix

1

NFY

1906

Opisthograptis luteolata

Brimstone Moth

2

1958

Lomographa temerata

Clouded Silver

1

2006

Pheosia gnoma

Lesser Swallow Prominent

1

NFY

2011

Pterostoma palpina

Pale Prominent

1

NFY

2028

Calliteara pudibunda

Pale Tussock

1

2060

Spilosoma lubricipeda

White Ermine

5

2063

Diaphora mendica

Muslin Moth

1

2092

Agrotis puta

Shuttle-shaped Dart

2

2102

Ochropleura plecta

Flame Shoulder

3

2167

Hadena perplexa

Tawny Shears

1

2187

Orthosia cerasi

Common Quaker

2

2306

Phlogophora meticulosa

Angle Shades

1

2380

Charanyca trigrammica

Treble Lines

2

Lesser Swallow Prominent



Pale Prominent



Tawny Shears



Clouded Silver



Small Phoenix

Monday, 11 May 2020

Species List for 10/05/2020

The weather changed, and a very cold airstream brought the teperature down to around 6 deg C and witha 33mph wind, gusting to 50 mph there weren't many moths visiting my traps. A second Lesswer Swallow Prominent for the year was good as It is less than annual here.

Code Taxon Vernacular Individuals
1862 Gymnoscelis rufifasciata Double-striped Pug 1
2006 Pheosia gnoma Lesser Swallow Prominent 1
2380 Charanyca trigrammica Treble Lines 3
2384 Hoplodrina ambigua Vine's Rustic 1
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 Vine's Rustic

 Lesser Swallow Prominent

Lesser Swallow Prominent

Friday, 8 May 2020

Species List for 07/05/2020

At last, something that looks like a list. 30 Moths of 15 species including 7 NFY.

Code Taxon Vernacular Individuals
647 Hofmannophila pseudospretella Brown House Moth 1 NFY
998 Epiphyas postvittana Light Brown Apple Moth 5
1288 Alucita hexadactyla Twenty-plume Moth 1
1651 Cilix glaucata Chinese Character 1 NFY
1724 Xanthorhoe spadicearia Red Twin-spot Carpet 2 NFY
1853 Eupithecia dodoneata Oak-tree Pug 1 NFY
1862 Gymnoscelis rufifasciata Double-striped Pug 2
1906 Opisthograptis luteolata Brimstone Moth 8
1936 Menophra abruptaria Waved Umber 1 NFY
2006 Pheosia gnoma Lesser Swallow Prominent 1 NFY
2063 Diaphora mendica Muslin Moth 1
2078 Nola confusalis Least Black Arches 3
2089 Agrotis exclamationis Heart and Dart 1 NFY
2190 Orthosia gothica Hebrew Character 1
2380 Charanyca trigrammica Treble Lines 1 NFY
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 Lesser Swallow Prominent


 Waved Umber

 Heart and Dart

 Treble Lines 


 Red Twin-spot Carpet

 Least Black Arches

 Double-striped Pug


Oak-tree Pug

Friday, 27 April 2018

Species List for 26/04/2018

A small up turn and two new species for the year.

Code Taxon Vernacular Individuals
2006 Pheosia gnoma Lesser Swallow Prominent 1 NFY
2092 Agrotis puta Shuttle-shaped Dart 1 NFY
2186 Orthosia gracilis Powdered Quaker 2
2187 Orthosia cerasi Common Quaker 4
2188 Orthosia incerta Clouded Drab 1
2190 Orthosia gothica Hebrew Character 3
2243 Xylocampa areola Early Grey 2

 Lesser Swallow Prominent

Shuttle-shaped Dart

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